Athletes Test Olympic COVID Protocols
The Tokyo games are expected to take place even though Japan's capital is under an emergency declaration for the pandemic.

Can the Winter Olympics survive climate change?
The Winter Olympics have already been postponed due to climate change and lack of quality snow, leaving many to wonder how the Games will go on.
By AP
Athletes Force A Change In Ban Of Russians At Paralympics
The tipping point to the rapid turn of events Thursday was "a very, very volatile environment" in the athletes village in Beijing at the Paralympics.
By Dita Alangkara / AP
Olympic Committee Calls For Russia To Be Excluded From Sports
The IOC also withdrew the Olympic Order it gave Vladimir Putin in 2001, and other Russian officials since.
By Pavel Golovkin / APTop Stories

Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring
Former Memphis police recruiters described a growing desperation to fill hundreds of slots in recent years.
By Gerald Herbert / AP
Biden to push for bipartisanship in State of the Union address
The State of the Union will air Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT.
By Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP
Generators, spoiled food: Slow power repairs anger Austin, Texas
Power outages have left thousands of people without electricity in the Texas capital for nearly a week and are likely to drag on for days longer.
By Paul Weber / AP